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§§§§§§¨¨¨¨ #  * ¨ # * ¨ # * LYING # * ¨ # * ¨ # * ¨ ¨§¨§§§§¨§¨
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨ #    *   ¨   IN   MY   ROOM,   #   *   ¨ §§§§¨¨¨§§§
¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨ # ARMS FLOPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE BED. §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨§¨§¨ # *  ¨  SOMETHING  POKING MY  LEFT HAND, §§¨¨§§¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§§§§ #      *      ¨     SOMETHING     SLIMY, §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§§§§§¨§¨¨¨ #  *  ¨  SLITHERING AROUND  THE FINGERS, §§§§§§§¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨ #    *   ¨   UP   THE   ARM.   #   *   ¨ §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨ IS  IT  DRUG-FUELED   APATHY?   #   *  ¨ ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§¨§§ #   *   ¨   I  DON'T   MOVE   THE   ARM. §§§¨¨¨¨§§§
¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨ #    *   ¨    #    *    ¨    #    *    ¨ §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§§¨¨§§§¨§ WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S TASTING ME,  # * ¨ ¨§¨§§¨¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§§ IT   MOVES   FURTHER    UP,   #    *   ¨ §§§§¨§¨§¨§
§§§§§§§¨§¨ REACHES    THE    ARMPIT.    #    *    ¨ §¨¨¨§§§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§ I  TURN  MY  HEAD   TOWARD  IT.  #  *  ¨ §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ #    *    ¨    LOOKS    LIKE   SEAGRASS. ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨ #  *  ¨   IT'S   KINDA   CUTE.   #  *  ¨ §¨§§§¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§ #    *    ¨    #    *   ¨    #    *    ¨ §§§¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§ #  * ¨ ONCE  IT'S UP  MY NECK  AND ON MY ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨ FACE,    I    BITE    IT.    #    *    ¨ ¨¨¨§§§§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨ #  *  ¨ THE TEXTURE  IS LIKE  THAT  OF A §¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§ JUICY      #       *      ¨       GRAPE, ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§ # *  ¨ AND  THE SQUISH TASTES LIKE SWEET ¨§§§¨§¨§§§
§¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨ #   *    ¨   #    *    ¨   CUCUMBER.   ¨ ¨§¨¨§§§§¨¨
§§§¨§¨¨§§¨ # * ¨ IT'S VERY GOOD. # * ¨ AND I  # * ¨ §§§¨§¨¨¨§¨
§¨¨§§§¨§¨§ SUCK   MORE   OF   IT   IN.   #   *    ¨ §¨¨§§§¨¨§§
¨§¨§¨¨§§§§ #    *    ¨   CHEW    IT.    #    *    ¨ §§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§§§§¨§¨¨¨ # * ¨ THE SEAGRASS DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND. ¨¨§§§¨§§§§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨ #    *    ¨    #    *   ¨    #    *    ¨ ¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨ *  ~  APATHY  GONE,  I   SIT   UP.  *  ~ ¨¨§§¨§¨§¨¨
§§§§¨§§¨§§ * ~   THE  TENDRILS ARE  STUCK UNDER * ~ §¨§¨§§§§§¨
§¨¨¨§§¨§§¨ *  ~  MY SHIRT, * ~  ENTERING BY THE ARM §§§§§¨¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§ AND  EXITING THROUGH  THE  COLLAR.  *  ~ ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§§¨§§§¨§§ * ~ THIS  MAKES  IT  HARD FOR ME TO PUSH §¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§¨ MORE   OF   IT   IN   MY   MOUTH.   *  ~ ¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ * ~ I MAKE TO REMOVE THE  SHIRT, BUT THE ¨§§¨¨§§§§§
¨§¨§§§§§§§ SEAGRASS FINALLY PROTESTS  WHEN I TRY TO ¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨ MOVE     MY    LEFT     ARM.     *     ~ §§§§§§§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ *  ~  SO   -  EATING  IT  IS  OK,  *   ~ §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§§¨§§¨¨¨¨ * ~ *  ~ MOVING  IT  IS  NOT.  *  ~  * ~ §§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
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